c#
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C++ rand generates the same number with srand time
Random number generation in C++ in the standard libraries is generally done using “ctime” (time.h) and “cstdlib” (stdlib.h). If you are experiencing an issue where calling rand() keeps generating the same number due to similar seeds, simply call it multiple… Continue reading
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C++ Simple Class Implementation using Header
(The following example project was created using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Console Application) example header (“robot.h”): class implementation of header (“robot.cpp”): class usage example (“main.cpp”): Continue reading
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OrderBy Column Name as String using Linq C# .Net Dynamic Sorting of Anonymous Types
If you’re familiar with Linq, you have undoubtedly used the popular “OrderBy” extension method. Unfortunately, this method does not accept a string value with the column name. To resolve, you can add the following small class or just the method… Continue reading
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Calendar Extender Highlight Current Day in C# .Net
Thanks goes to Karan from asp.net blogs. References ASP.Net (blogs), http://weblogs.asp.net/karan/archive/2010/09/20/calendar-extender-today-s-date.aspx Continue reading
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Copy File With Update Progress in .Net
The process of copying a file in .Net is of course very simple and straightforward. If you want to copy multiple files and update the end user on the progress of a large file copy, or copy files asynchronously while… Continue reading
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With Statement in C# .Net
If you’re stumbling across this article, chances are you may be looking for a replacement for VB .Net’s “with” statement. Sadly, there is no exact replacement, but there are alternatives which are equally helpful. Given a basic class “Robot” below:… Continue reading
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Download File with Update Progress in .Net
Next best thing to wget on Windows. 😉 VB C# (note this is autoconversion and actual project is in VB): Continue reading
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Get Current Process ID in C# .Net
References MSDN (GetCurrentProcessID), http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683180(v=vs.85).aspx MSDN (GetCurrentProcess), http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.getcurrentprocess.aspx Continue reading
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Start a Process in the Foreground in C# .NET without AppActivate
In my particular scenario, I was using System.Diagnostics.Process to start another application, compiled separately, which communicated with the original app which launched the process and used Windows inter-process communication (IPC) to share information across applications using my own protocol. I… Continue reading
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The type initializer threw an exception
In case this error seems to appear out of thin air in your application, this is usually an indication that a variable declared in one of your classes (likely a static class) is having trouble getting or setting it’s value.… Continue reading
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